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Western Musical Chords

The western musical chord is derived from the mathematics of harmonics. Chords are a western invention combing the notes of the first three harmonics that are not perfect octaves of the fundamental.

C E G - The Basic Major Chord

The basic major chord, or C, E and G is the first three unique notes as you climb the harmonic scale.

Listen To a Musical Chord

Listen to a musical example of the chord.
Note	Frequency
C	256	C - First Unique Note
C	512
G	768	G - Second Unique Note
C	1024
E	1280	E - Third Unique Note
G	1536
?	1792
C	2048
etc.

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